Hey folks. Thanks for stopping by. I've been away for a while and I'm trying to get back to a monthly update, here's a bunch from February.
Bobby Phillips, of the Jefferson County Highway Department, waits in his cab as co-worker Bill Hopper loads about eight tons of cinders into Phillips' truck.
Bobby Phillips, of the Jefferson County Highway Department, stops to talk to plow driver Dean Moreland about an area where the snow had blown back over the roadway.
Bobby Phillips, of the Jefferson County Highway Department, traverses the slick passage along Lick Branch Road during his rounds with his cinder truck.
Bobby Phillips, of the Jefferson County Highway Department, radios in to the county garage while on his way to drop cinders on Deputy Pike.
Bobby Phillips, of the Jefferson County Highway Department, uses a shovel to scrape the cinders from the sides of the bin on the back of his truck before completing the second half of his route.
Lydia Middleton Elementary student Logan Arnold went hog wild with his representation of a meat packing plant. The information card for Arnold's diorama included the information that in 1852 Madison meat packing plants processed a record 130,730 hogs.
Emergency vehicles are parked in front of the inferno of the Elks Lodge in a diorama created by Casey Jones, a student at Lydia Middleton Elementary School.
Shannon Dattilo's kindergarten class at Southwestern Elementary School has a Zoo Phonics word wall that she uses to reinforce the concepts of the program. Dattilo has a stuffed animal next to each letter that corresponds to the animal characters, including "Peewee Penguin," from the program.
Jesse Campagna, 5, finds the word omnivore on a science worksheet in Dawn Brandon's kindergarten class at Southwestern Elementary School. The children are using the concepts from Zoo Phonics to help distinguish words in various areas of their schooling.
Freshman James Wylder visited the Hanover College Art Gallery's exhibit of selections from the school's Private Art Collection last week. The exhibit, made of four separate groupings, features artists from the 17th-20th centuries including Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and Francisco de Goya.According to Associate Professor of Art Leticia Bajuyo, the four groupings were curated, researched, and installed by senior Art History majors Brooks Ahlfenger, Sarah Carman, Amy Dunham and Erin Radtke.
The exhibit is closed this week for the college's winter break and it will re-open on Monday, March 2. The show will then remain open on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. from March 2 through its conclusion on Friday, March 13.
Charles Beasley plays a selection of gospel songs at a special concert at St. Stephen's A.M.E. Church in Hanover on Sunday. The gospel music concert was one of several Courierarea events held in February for Black History Month and showcased Beasley's talents on the keys and his tremendous voice as well as guest solos by Carolyn Hardville, Velinda Sanders and Debbie Hill.
The shutters on the Madison — Jefferson County Public Library would fit in the "appropriate" category in that they are attached to the window and not the masonry.
K-4 student Whitley Cummings, 4, raises her hands as sings "Open the Eyes of My Heart" during the dedication ceremony for the new gymnasium at the Christian Academy of Carrollton on Friday morning. The academy is also celebrating their 20th anniversary and had a reception in the gym on Friday night.
Visitors, staff, faculty and students stand and sing during the dedication ceremony for the new gymnasium at the Christian Academy of Carrollton on Friday morning. The academy is also celebrating their 20th anniversary and had a reception in the gym on Friday night.
First graders Victoria Nelson and Kyle McCormick pray with their school mates and the visitors in attendance at the dedication ceremony for the new gymnasium at the Christian Academy of Carrollton on Friday morning. The academy is also celebrating their 20th anniversary and had a reception in the gym on Friday night.
Macy Lyons, 10, of Madison, hurls the ball toward the pins during a bowling class at Girls Inc. on Monday. The class program is called "Get Ahead with Bowler's Ed In School Bowling" and is led by Glen Pavy, of Ten Pin Alley. Pavy said he hopes to bring the indoor bowling into the physical education classes at local elementary and middle schools.
Amilia Weber, 8, and Courtney Abbott, 9, study the pins before hall throws the ball during a bowling class at Girls Inc. on Monday. The class program is called "Get Ahead with Bowler's Ed In School Bowling" and is led by Glen Pavy, of Ten Pin Alley. Pavy said he hopes to bring the indoor bowling into the physical education classes at local elementary and middle schools.
Fourth grader Caleb Denton plays guitar and sang "Blessed Be Your Name" and came in as the first place winner in the instrumental portion of the Southwestern Elementary School talent show on Thursday night.
William Holcroft said he first noticed his wife, Hickory Creek resident Verna Holcroft, many decades ago as she ran across Main Street in her swim suit. The couple has now been married for 62 years and will celebrate their 63rd anniversary in May. The Holcroft's and two other couples renewed their vows at Hickory Creek with Mayor Tim Armstrong officiating.
Mayor Tim Armstrong leads William and Verna Holcroft, Glenn and Alda Burke, and George and Leona Tilley in a ceremony renewing their wedding vows on Friday at Hickory Creek.
Peter Woodburn studies possible bridge locations that were on display during a Madison-Milton Bridge project meeting at the Brown Gym on Thursday night.
George Taliaferro, the first African American drafted by the National Football League, talks about his journey from first days on the field at Gary Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana.
George Taliaferro, the first African American drafted by the National Football League, holds up a sign of the past during a Black History Month presentation at the Madison Jefferson County Public Library on Monday. The sign was once used to designate where African American people were allowed to sit at a movie theater in Bloomington, where Taliaferro went to College.
Drummer Dwight Dozier performs at the Black History Month program "An Evening of America's Music: Jazz" at the Historic Madison, Inc., A.M.E. Church building on Saturday night. The event included short introductions between songs highlighting the evolution of Jazz in America. The songs crossed the gamut and most included impressive solos from each of the musicians.
Soldiers look up to the large screens and watch the multimedia presentations as well as the live performances from their places in formation on the floor of Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.
